Rebuffed AAP again talks of poll tieup with Congress
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Giving another chance to a poll alliance, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday said it was open for tie-up with the Congress in 18 Lok Sabha seats in Delhi,…
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Security for two Wayanad LS candidates beefed up
Wayanad (Kerala), April 13 (IANS) The police have beefed up security provided to two Wayanad Lok Sabha candidates — P.P. Suneer of the CPI and Tushar Vellapally of the BDJS — following a threat from…
Mufti’s popularity to be tested in family borough Anantnag
By Sheikh Qayoom Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir), April 13 (IANS) Nearly a year after her bitter split with the BJP, PDP leader and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Muftis popularity in her traditional family stronghold Anantnag…
Goa Congress demands police complaint against Shah
Panaji, April 13 (IANS) In a complaint to the EC, the Goa Congress on Saturday demanded to file a police complaint against BJP President Amit Shah, accusing him of making a communal statement by “threatening”…
Shinde-Ambedkar ‘chai pe charcha’ fuels speculation
Solapur (Maharashtra), April 13 (IANS) An impromptu meeting between Congress candidate Sushilkumar Shinde and VBA-AIMIM leader Prakash Ambedkar at a hotel here on Saturday morning sparked a hot political speculation. Both of them — staunch…
61.50 per cent polling recorded in Uttarakhand
Dehradun, April 13 (IANS) Releasing the final figures, the Election Commission (EC) has stated that 61.50 per cent of the polling was recorded in Uttarakhand in the first phase of election held on Thursday. The…
This time, it’ll be straight contest in Karnataka
By Fakir Balaji Bengaluru, April 13 (IANS) Karnataka will see straight contests in the Lok Sabha elections after three decades between the Congress-JD-S combine and the BJP. The state will witness a two-phased polling on…
An unsatisfactory week for the BJP
By Amulya Ganguli The week when the polling began wasn’t a good one for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). For one, the party ran afoul of the Election Commission on Narendra Modis biopic and a…
Prashant Kishor rubbishes Rabri’s claim on merger
Patna, April 13 (IANS) Poll strategist-turned-politician and JD-U Vice President Prashant Kishor on Saturday rubbished RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s wife and former Chief Minister Rabri Devi’s claim that he has proposed for a merger of…
Priyanka preparing UP for 2022, Rahul the Congress for 2024
By Saeed Naqvi It is true that there are no permanent enemies or permanent friends in politics. But this Machiavellian law is clearly not applicable when a coalition of parties is in the midst of…
Kanimozhi vs Tamilisai: The battle for Thoothukudi
Chennai, April 13 (IANS) The battle for Thoothukudi is what many are looking forward to in current Lok Sabha polls where Tamil Nadu BJP President Tamilisai Soundararajan is crossing swords with DMK leader and Rajya…
Political parties need to focus on issue-based election campaigning
BY Amit Kapoor The Indian elections that kicked off on Thursday are a democratic exercise the likes of which the world has never seen. In the worlds largest democratic practice, around 900 million voters -…
All eyes on NDA’s social engineering in Bihar’s caste matrix
By Brajendra Nath Singh New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The BJP and the JD-U — the two major constituents of the Bihar’s ruling NDA — are trying a new social engineering in the Lok Sabha…
Jagan can turn out to be kingmaker-in-waiting
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Speculation over a post poll scenario brings forth heavy hitters from the regions, sometimes derisively called political weathercocks. So expect their actions and statements to be dissected for hidden meaning….
Modi flays Kumaraswamy for ‘insulting’ jawans
Gangavathi (Karnataka), April 13 (IANS) Dubbing the ruling Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) a “dynastic” party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday criticised Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy for reportedly saying those who don’t get a square…
Stop rallies and pay the price, BJP tells Trinamool
Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) The BJP’s West Bengal unit president Dilip Ghosh on Friday warned the state administration not to obstruct the scheduled Ram Navmi rallies here and said the ruling Trinamool Congress would face…
Over 79% polling in Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati, April 13 (IANS) A little over 79 per cent voters cast their votes in the simultaneous elections to 175-member Andhra Pradesh Assembly and 25 Lok Sabha seats on Thursday, poll officials said on Friday….
Nagpur should not rule Tamil Nadu: Rahul
Krishnagiri/Salem/Theni/Madurai (Tamil Nadu), April 12 (IANS) Tamil Nadu should be ruled by the people of Tamil Nadu and DMK President M.K. Stalin will become its next Chief Minister, Congress President Rahul Gandhi declared on Friday….
Over 69% voter turnout in first phase: EC
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The voter turnout during the first phase of the seven-phase elections was recorded at 69.43 per cent in the 91 Lok Sabha seats spread across 18 states and two Union…
Bundelkhand wants its ponds in return for votes
Sundeep Pouranik Bhopal, April 12 (IANS) As voting for the Lok Sabha polls draws closer, the people in Bundelkhand have started raising their voice against water scarcity in the region. Persistent draught and migration have…